Monday. I slept this morning-slept in until 8am. I love sleeping. I woke up with a lot of energy, downed some coffee and then took off to the Heart of Darkness. This was my first run of any distance in my new Nike running shoes. They and I felt really good. The patterns are amazing when you start paying attention. I always start off like a slug -- my first mile is always very, very painful even if it's downhill and cool. Then I really kick in.
I remember in my longer runs that I'm feeling tops between mile 8 and mile 10. But the HOD doesn't entail that kind of distance.
The heat and humidity was fierce by 9am and I was sweating like a pig. I ran with a small water flask that straps to fit your palm and carries the perfect amount of water for a 5-8 mile run.
I don't know my time, which calls to mind the need for some kind of accessory to monitor my route, distance, speed, heart rate, etc. Mark S has a great one for his bike rides and I'm guessing that device will translate OK to running.
I also swam a bit today, which reminds me that I swam 25 laps yesterday -- .35 of a mile. Wow, what a workout. My back was sore this morning - in all the right ways and all the right places. Great for breath and lungs as well.
Food: 2 cups coffee; large salad with bbq chicken; two diet cokes; 3 cups water (uggg-not enough); cup of blueberries; half cup sunflower seeds; hand of grapes; 2 awesome peaches thanks to Speece family; some cheese and crackers; some of my awesome GroundUp Food Balls - see below.
Other-Biggest news for today, in my opinion, is within other. I met with my accountant today and got some really good feedback on my LLC, GroundUp Food. Great idea and makes great financial sense. For whatever reason, I got re inspired on my GroundUp Food kick.
Actually, I know exactly why I'm re inspired - it's part and parcel to the way my psyche works.
But anyway, the interest level was piqued again, so I started really organizing my expenditures because it makes good economic sense, AND I made a trip to the Dekalb Farmers' Market to stock up on supplies, AND I cranked out a bunch of good product. I'll test it tomorrow with the morning ride.
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